Unscramble DESERVEDNESS to get 238 words. DESERVEDNESS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DESERVEDNESS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 6 with 8, 22 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 59 with 4, 26 with 3 and 8 with 2. None has 11 letters.
SEVERENESS is the only one of the 10-letter words in DESERVEDNESS; it scores 13 points.
5 of 22 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESERVEDNESS tie at 11 points; none scores more. DRESSES, DESERVE and DRESSED will look familiar.
DEEVED and VENDED share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words made with DESERVEDNESS letters. NEEDED, SERVED and SEVERE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESERVEDNESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. NEVER, NEEDS and SENSE will look familiar.
59 4-letter words from DESERVEDNESS; 5 of them share the top score of 8. NEED, SEND and EVEN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DESERVEDNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
DESERVEDNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESERVEDNESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESERVEDNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 178 | 238 | 166 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEEVED, ENERVED, DEEVES, ENERVES, DEEVE, DEEVS, DERVS, EEVENS, ENERVE, SEEDNESS, DEEDER, DEEV and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DESEEDERS, DESEEDER, DESEEDS, DESEED, SEVS, SEV, ESNES, RESES, SENES, EDS, ESNE and ESSE, 12 in all.